Intensive Session: It’s a Whole New Ball Game: Motivational Interviewing for Justice Involved Individuals
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SESSION INFO

Friday, June 28, 2024
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Session Type: Intensive
Ohio Parole developed an innovative approach to Motivational Interviewing training that enhances officer success in the management of justice involved individuals. Developed specifically for Criminal Justice professionals, this interactive event involves intensive practice. Participants will receive brief periods of instruction followed by opportunities to work with a coach on responding to realistic statements as made by justice involved individuals. Throughout the training a coach will work with participants to build competency at applying Open Questions, Affirmation, Reflection and Summaries (OARS) in the spirit of MI. A trainer will play the role of a justice involved individual to simulate real world practice. Participants receive real time feedback as they engage by responding to realistic statements. Ohio Parole Officers who have successfully completed these events have described it as engaging and energetic training in a comfortable atmosphere loaded with opportunities to participate. Exercises approximate batting practices. Participants leave energized and equipped with new strategies for behavior change.

SESSION PRESENTERS
Troy Miglets
Assessment Parole Authority, OH Department of Rehabilitation and Correction


Troy Miglets is an Assessment Parole Officer, responsible for all the Ohio Risk Assessment Screenings for Northeast Ohio Correctional Center in Youngstown, OH. He started as a Corrections Officer in 2018. He is certified in Core Correctional Practices and Crisis Intervention. Since then, he moved into the Department of Parole and Community Services as a Parole Officer out of the Cleveland Region. Since May 2022, he has been an Assessment Parole Officer. He is an Ohio Risk Assessment System trainer and a Motivational Interviewing trainer and coach. He graduated from Youngstown State University with a bachelor’s degree.

Eric Persing
Parole Officer, OH Department of Rehabilitation and Correction


Eric Persing is a Parole Officer for the Adult Parole Authority, he is currently the full-time Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Task Force Officer (TFO) serving the Hamilton County, Ohio region. He is an instructor in Motivational Interviewing, Core Correctional Practices, Field Tactics/Officer Safety and a has assisted with onboarding new officers as a Field Training Officer. He is a motivational interviewing coach. He joined Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections (ODRC) as a Corrections Officer in 2015 before transitioning to Parole Officer in 2018. Previously he supervised the Hamilton County’s Justice Involved Young Adults caseload. He received a B.S in Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati.

Jacob Popp
Parole Officer, OH Department of Rehabilitation and Correction


Jacob Popp is a subject matter expert and coach in the Ohio Parole Motivational Interviewing Training Track. He is a leader of Ohio Parole’s Motivational Interviewing Community of Practice. He has been a Parole Officer in the Dayton region for seven years. Previously he worked for Montgomery County Adult Probation and Montgomery County Juvenile probation, where he served as a Motivational Interviewing instructor. He is a member of the Middletown Police Special Operations Unit. In 2023, he was recognized with Dayton’s Parole Officer of the Year award. He graduated from Wright State University with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice.

Joseph Suciu
Parole Program Specialist, OH Department of Rehabilitation and Correction


Joseph Suciu is a Parole Program Specialist for the Ohio Adult Parole Authority and currently coordinates grant projects, where he is instrumental in development of updated Evidence Practice trainings and applications. With over 20 years of experience as a Motivational Interviewing trainer, he has developed multiple MI training curricula for criminal justice professionals. He has trained extensively on evidence-based practice. His trainer certifications include Ohio Risk Assessment Systems, Level of Service Inventory, Thinking for a Change Facilitator, Decision Points Facilitator, Core Correctional Practices. He obtained a Master of Science from the University of Cincinnati in Criminal Justice.